Thundarr
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Just as the title says, I want to know what books, comics, graphic novels, and TV shows you'd like to see adapted to the big screen. Here are some of my thoughts....
Graphic Novels/Comics
The Pro: This is a graphic novel spoofing super hero comics. It's about a young single mother who works as a waitress at Denny's during the day and as a "lady of the evening" at night to support herself and her infant son. An alien known as The Viewer (spoof of The Watcher) makes a bet with his android sidekick that anybody could become a super hero. So he gives the girl super powers and she's recruited by The Legion Of Justice (spoof of The JLA). Then hilarity ensues. Quite a funny GN, should make a funny movie.
Frank Miller's Batman & Robin: This one would be a sequel to The Dark Knight. Essentially it would tell the story of how Dick Grayson became orphaned and wound up as Bruce Wayne's ward. It'll also explain where he got the name Robin from, when he becomes Batman's sidekick/aprentice. Only thing is the book isn't fully released yet (they're releasing it one chapter at a time, they're only up to issue #10 now).
Ash vs Freddy vs Jason: Freddy vs Jason: Round 2, with Bruce Campbel as Ash Williams from Army Of Darkness thrown into the mix. For those of you who don't know, Ash is sent to the town of Forest Green (formerly Chrystal Lake) to train the employees of the new S-Mart that was just opened up there. Freddy needs the Necronomicon to be able to continue his reign of terror, and he uses Jason to get it for him. Lots of horny teens and idiotic adults who insist that there is no Jason get killed, and Ash with his chainsaw and boomstick saves the day.
Death Of Superman: Obviously, this is a live action adaptation of Superman's battle with Doomsday. They would need to make a JLA movie first, and replace the JLA characters from the actual comics with the classis JLA members (Batman, Wonderwoman, Green Lantern, The Flash, Shazaam, etc).
Knightfall: This would be a live action adaptation of Batman's fight with Bane, where he's nearly crippled.
Novels
R.A. Salvadore's Sojourn: This is Book 3 of The Dark Elf Trilogy. The reason I chose to start with the third book in the series and not the first is the first two books take place in The Underdark, where there is no light and everything sees in the infrared spectrum. Showing that on film would be difficult, expensive, and confusing to anyone who doesn't play D&D or hasn't read the books. If done correctly, Sojourn will fill in the blanks left by the absence of the previous two books, and build up towards the next film The Chrystal Shard.
Body Smasher: This is a story about a former special forces soldier, Rick Harrison, recruited by the CIA to go undercover in a catch-as-catch-can wrestling tournament in order to stop a group of international terrorists who have made a nuclear bomb and want to blow up New York City. Captain Lou Albano will play himself as the man who has to train Rick Harrison as a wrestler. I'd suggest Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson to play Harrison.
TV Shows
Sledge Hammer: Like Police Squad and the Naked Gun movies, Sledge Hammer was a parody of "Dirty Harry" type cop shows. I don't know what the plot would be exactly, but it should deffinately star the same actors in the same roles.
The A-Team: This one's actually been in the works for some time now. The writers and producers just can't agree on a script. Some of the story would have to change (instead of robbing a bank during the Vietnam War, they'll have robbed an Iraqui bank during Desert Storm). Here's how I'd cast it....
Col. John "Hannibal" Smith: Tommy Lee Jones
Lt. Templeton "Faceman" Peck: Johnny Depp
Sgt. Bosco "B.A." Baracus: Ving Rhames
Cpt. H.M. "Howling Mad" Murdoch: Jim Carrey
And I'd deffinately have Dwight Schultz, Dirk Benedict, and Mr. T doing cameos in the movie. Maybe have a picture of George Peppard as Hannibal in his dress uniform from the show in the background somewhere.
Thundarr The Barbarian: This one's already been said, but it warrants saying again. As for casting?
Thundarr: Tyler Mane
Ariel: Kelly Hu
Ookla: "The Great Khali" Dalib Singh
Graphic Novels/Comics
The Pro: This is a graphic novel spoofing super hero comics. It's about a young single mother who works as a waitress at Denny's during the day and as a "lady of the evening" at night to support herself and her infant son. An alien known as The Viewer (spoof of The Watcher) makes a bet with his android sidekick that anybody could become a super hero. So he gives the girl super powers and she's recruited by The Legion Of Justice (spoof of The JLA). Then hilarity ensues. Quite a funny GN, should make a funny movie.
Frank Miller's Batman & Robin: This one would be a sequel to The Dark Knight. Essentially it would tell the story of how Dick Grayson became orphaned and wound up as Bruce Wayne's ward. It'll also explain where he got the name Robin from, when he becomes Batman's sidekick/aprentice. Only thing is the book isn't fully released yet (they're releasing it one chapter at a time, they're only up to issue #10 now).
Ash vs Freddy vs Jason: Freddy vs Jason: Round 2, with Bruce Campbel as Ash Williams from Army Of Darkness thrown into the mix. For those of you who don't know, Ash is sent to the town of Forest Green (formerly Chrystal Lake) to train the employees of the new S-Mart that was just opened up there. Freddy needs the Necronomicon to be able to continue his reign of terror, and he uses Jason to get it for him. Lots of horny teens and idiotic adults who insist that there is no Jason get killed, and Ash with his chainsaw and boomstick saves the day.
Death Of Superman: Obviously, this is a live action adaptation of Superman's battle with Doomsday. They would need to make a JLA movie first, and replace the JLA characters from the actual comics with the classis JLA members (Batman, Wonderwoman, Green Lantern, The Flash, Shazaam, etc).
Knightfall: This would be a live action adaptation of Batman's fight with Bane, where he's nearly crippled.
Novels
R.A. Salvadore's Sojourn: This is Book 3 of The Dark Elf Trilogy. The reason I chose to start with the third book in the series and not the first is the first two books take place in The Underdark, where there is no light and everything sees in the infrared spectrum. Showing that on film would be difficult, expensive, and confusing to anyone who doesn't play D&D or hasn't read the books. If done correctly, Sojourn will fill in the blanks left by the absence of the previous two books, and build up towards the next film The Chrystal Shard.
Body Smasher: This is a story about a former special forces soldier, Rick Harrison, recruited by the CIA to go undercover in a catch-as-catch-can wrestling tournament in order to stop a group of international terrorists who have made a nuclear bomb and want to blow up New York City. Captain Lou Albano will play himself as the man who has to train Rick Harrison as a wrestler. I'd suggest Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson to play Harrison.
TV Shows
Sledge Hammer: Like Police Squad and the Naked Gun movies, Sledge Hammer was a parody of "Dirty Harry" type cop shows. I don't know what the plot would be exactly, but it should deffinately star the same actors in the same roles.
The A-Team: This one's actually been in the works for some time now. The writers and producers just can't agree on a script. Some of the story would have to change (instead of robbing a bank during the Vietnam War, they'll have robbed an Iraqui bank during Desert Storm). Here's how I'd cast it....
Col. John "Hannibal" Smith: Tommy Lee Jones
Lt. Templeton "Faceman" Peck: Johnny Depp
Sgt. Bosco "B.A." Baracus: Ving Rhames
Cpt. H.M. "Howling Mad" Murdoch: Jim Carrey
And I'd deffinately have Dwight Schultz, Dirk Benedict, and Mr. T doing cameos in the movie. Maybe have a picture of George Peppard as Hannibal in his dress uniform from the show in the background somewhere.
Thundarr The Barbarian: This one's already been said, but it warrants saying again. As for casting?
Thundarr: Tyler Mane
Ariel: Kelly Hu
Ookla: "The Great Khali" Dalib Singh
